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Best Music of 2012

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"Best of 2012 So Far" lists were voted on by the Amazon.com editorial team.

Bestsellers are ranked according to customer orders through May 15, 2011.

Only albums released between January 1 and May 15, 2012, are eligible. Only songs from albums released between the same dates were considered, regardless of whether the song was released prior to January 1 as a single.

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Best Music of 2012 So Far

Discover our favorite music of the year so far and see how it stacks up against our bestselling songs and albums of 2012.

Amazon Picks: Best Albums of the Year So Far

My Head is an Animal
1. Of Monsters and Men, My Head is an Animal
Hospitality
2. Hospitality, Hospitality
Tramp
3. Sharon Van Etten, Tramp
Reign of Terror
4. Sleigh Bells, Reign of Terror
Boys & Girls
5. Alabama Shakes, Boys & Girls
Sees the Light
6. La Sera, Sees the Light
scars on 45
7. Scars on 45, Scars on 45
Young and Old
8. Tennis, Young and Old
Threads
9. Now, Now, Threads
Making Mirrors
10. Gotye, Making Mirrors
radio music society
11. Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society
fallen empires
12. Snow Patrol, Fallen Empires
Love at the Bottom of the Sea
13. The Magnetic Fields, Love at the Bottom of the Sea
Signs & Signifiers
14. J.D. McPherson, Signs & Signifiers
Mixed Emotions
15. Tanlines, Mixed Emotions

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      Amazon Picks: Best Songs of the Year so Far

      Female Doctor
      Miniature Tigers
      MP3 Music
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      Please Be My Third Eye
      La Sera
      MP3 Music
      (3 customer reviews)
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      North Side Gal
      JD McPherson
      MP3 Music
      (18 customer reviews)
      $1.29 Sample Sample
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      Bestselling CDs of the Year So Far

      Wrecking Ball
      1. Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball
      Tuskegee
      2. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee
      Old Ideas
      3. Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas
      slipstream
      4. Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream
      Making Mirrors
      5. Gotye, Making Mirrors
      kisses on the bottom
      6. Paul McCartney, Kisses on the Bottom
      2012 GRAMMY Nominees
      7. Various Artists, 2012 GRAMMY Nominees
      Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan
      8. Various Artists, Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan
      Little Broken Hearts
      9. Norah Jones, Little Broken Hearts
      Music from the Hit TV Show
      10. The Fresh Beat Band, Music from the Hit TV Show
      Blunderbuss
      11. Jack White, Blunderbuss
      A Different Kind of Truth
      12. Van Halen, A Different Kind of Truth
      Release Me
      13. Lyle Lovett, Release Me
      Port of Morrow
      14. The Shins, Port of Morrow
      Voyage
      15. Celtic Thunder, Voyage

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      Bestselling MP3 Albums of the Year So Far

      NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 41
      1. Various Artists, NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 41
      Making Mirrors
      2. Gotye, Making Mirrors
      Big Bach Set
      3. Various Artists, Big Bach Set
      Some Nights
      4. fun., Some Nights
      Born To Die
      5. Lana Del Rey, Born To Die
      Tuskegee
      6. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee
      My Head is an Animal
      7. Of Monsters And Men, My Head is an Animal
      A Different Kind of Truth
      8. Van Halen, A Different Kind of Truth
      The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
      9. Various Artists, The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
      Boys & Girls
      10. Alabama Shakes, Boys & Girls
      Fallen Empires
      11. Snow Patrol, Fallen Empires
      2012 GRAMMY Nominees
      12. Various Artists, 2012 GRAMMY Nominees
      Pink Friday...Roman Reloaded
      13. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday...Roman Reloaded
      Young the Giant
      14. Young the Giant, Young the Giant
      Identity
      15. James Fortune & Fiya, Identity

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      Customer Favorites: Bestselling Songs of the Year so Far

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